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The edition 2015 of the marathon of Paris ended on Sunday with the coronation of the Kenyan, Mark Korir. In 2 hours 5 minutes and 48 seconds, the 30-year-old athlete succeeded in obtaining his first victory in an international competition. He was second in the half marathon of Paris competed …

Last Saturday in front of four organizations for the victims of the post electoral crisis, the Ivorian president, Alassane Ouattara, reaffirmed his commitment so that justice is done to all. He appreciated « the sacrifice » by the victims allowing Ivory Coast to find its place in the concert of nations. The …

The grave of the Burkina deceased preisdent, Thomas Sankara, and those of the 11 other people murdered with the president at the same time on 15th October 1987, are under seal as required by the justice, confirmed on Friday, the Mr. Bénéwendé Stanislas Sankara, one of the lawyers in this …

The world portal for the real estate lists the regional « hotspots » for office spaces. Ethiopia is the most affordable place to invest in real estate business in Africa while Morocco is the area of the most expensive office spaces of the region according to the new data published on Friday …

The Gabonese political opponent, André Mba Obame, died on Sunday, 12th April 2015 in Yaoundé (Cameroon). He was 57 years old. Main political opponent for President Ali Bongo, Obame was ranked second at the end of the presidential election of 2009 of which he continued claiming the victory. Brilliant politician, …

A new era is opened for Benin regarding telecommunication and ICTS with the launch of the deployment works for the 4G platform with the regular operator, BeninTelecoms. It is the Head of State himself, Yayi Boni, who chaired at the beginning of the week, the launching ceremony that devotes the …

You are women entrepreneurs in the ICTS sector, you dream of improving your performance, exchanging with actors beyond Africa? Well, you now have the opportunity! Thanks to the joint initiative by the social enterprise, She Leads Africa and the Chinese, Huawei that provides solutions in the ICTS sector, you have …

The Senegalese Head of State, Macky Sall, persists in his will to organize a referendum in order to reduce his term from 7 to 5 years. A promise he made during his election campaign. The only trouble is that within his own party, the Alliance for the Republic (APR), voices …

The 7th edition of the International Documentary Film Festival of Agadir (FIDADOC) planned from 4th to 9th May, « gives the floor to the peoples, Palestinian and Egyptian mainly » under the sign of transmission between generations, announced a communiqué received last Wednesday at APS. The movies signed by young film-makers « will …

The web site of the world television, TV5Monde, has resumed its entire broadcasting on Thursday late in the afternoon after an unprecedented cyberattack in the history of television. The programs of the channel have resumed since yesterday, according to the world radio, RFI. Kindly note that the French-speaking channel was …

It is wonderful! The very first digital book was published last Friday under the title « Vraiment le Congo, une tribu » (Congo, Really a tribe), reported Africahotnews. Entirely produced and realized in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Marcel Yabili (photo) tells the story of his country in the book. Composed …

Less known in Africa, the English producer, Chris Blackwell, is the founder of the Island Records Company, the establishment that has participated in the emergence of several international stars. Salif Keita, Baaba Maal, Angélique Kidjo, King Sunny Adé, Bob Marley, Third World, Burning Spear and many more passed through the …

In order to promote entrepreneurship in Africa, a conference on start-ups and entrepreneurial innovation will be held from 26th to 27th May 2015 in the Ivorian economic capital, Abidjan. The meeting is organized by MyAfricanStartUp with the support of the African Development Bank (ADB). According to Christian Kamayou (photo), « MyAfricanStartUp » …

Colette Braeckman and Thierry Michel, journalists and directors of Belgian nationality have immortalized the works by the Congolese doctor, Denis Mukwege, through the documentary « L’homme qui répare les femmes – la colère d’Hippocrate » (The man who repairs women – the anger of Hippocrates). The movie traces back the career path …

About 20 years after his last visit, the Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe started last Tuesday a historic visit of two days in South Africa with the objective to consolidate the economic relations between both countries. The consolidation of the economic relations between both countries will be the main topic of …

Gabon is appointed on Wednesday, 8th April 2015 to host the 31st edition of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON 2017). The country was competing with Algeria and Ghana. Expressing himself on the choice of Gabon, President Ali Bongo congratulated the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for its decision and …

After decades of interruption, Foire-Forum-Carnaval (Fair-Forum-Carnival) reopened its doors on Tuesday in Bouaké (in the North at 379 km far from Abidjan). The Foire-Forum-Carnaval Bouaké remains the cultural, commercial and economic event having contributed to forge its prestige in the past. It is the Mayor of the municipality of Bouaké, …

Jacobs Engineering SA (JESA) organizes on Thursday, 21st May 2015 in Marrakesh, the first ESA Symposium, Engineering Symposium for Africa under the theme « Engineering and innovative technologies for a sustainable growth in Africa ». This important international event will gather high-level speakers: famous experts, political, economic and financial personalities, decision-makers in …

The registrations for the edition 2015 of the Anzisha prize continue until 15th April 2015. The competition detects and rewards the young entrepreneurs, hopes of Africa. Eventually, 12 finalists will share 75000 US dollars. The Anzisha Prize is a continental large-scale competition open to the young entrepreneurs from 15 to …

Algeria is at the forefront technology and the modernization of the public administration has become true. End of hassles, endless queues in front of court premises. It is henceforth possible to the Algerians to lodge an on-line complaint. This, through a device set up since Monday by the Algerian government. …

The famous Moroccan musician, Majid Bekkas was recently awarded the Académie Charles-Cros Prize in Marseille. Creator of « L’Africain gnaoua blues« , form of musical expression deriving from the spiritual music of trance Gnaoui, mixed with jazz and blues of African origins, the artist was rewarded for « Al Qantara« , his last album …

The Rwandans are commemorating from Tuesday, 7th April 07th 2015, the 21st anniversary of the genocide that caused about one million deaths in 1994. Although not having chosen a specific theme, this remembrance calls out to fight against the devil of genocide. The president of the Republic of Rwanda, Paul …

The news is released by the Journal de Brazza. Women film-makers of Central Africa make an appointment from 13th to 17th June of this year in the Cameroonian capital for a writing session. The meeting will allow project leaders, trainers, producers and diffusers present in Yaoundé sharing their film experiences. …

The Burkinabe government is particularly interested in the implication of women in the Information and Communication Technologies (ICTS). In the straight line for the celebration of the International Woman’s Day (IWD 2015), about twenty women and IT specialists met last Saturday in Ouagadougou under the initiative of the managing staff …

The Beninese government intends to supply electric energy to all localities of the country. That is what justifies since 2008 the launch of « Supply energy to 105 localities » project. Last Thursday, the managing Director of the Beninese Company of electrical energy (SBEE) announced that within two weeks, 105 localities will …

Air Algérie continues the modernization of its fleet. After the reception in December 2014 the first orders at Boeing and Airbus, Air Algérie received an Airbus A330-200 last 2nd April. The ceremony of reception took place in the presence of the Minister of Transport, Amar Ghoul and of the CEO …

The African continent is once again honored on the international scene more exactly in the Pantheon of the American and world basketball. And we owe this merit to the former Congolese basketball player who appears in the class 2015 for admissions in the Hall of Fame. At 48 years old, …

The Egyptian Harass Map NGO has put on-line a web site and a mobile application which aim at indicating the harassment cases all over the Egyptian territory. The initiative is beneficial because numerous are the victims of fondling and inappropriate words and who do not succeed to denounce these denigrating …

The former international Ivorian, Didier Drogba, achieves one of his old dreams; build a hospital for children of his country. The Foundation of the former striker of Chelsea announced the end of the building of a new medical infrastructure in the Ivorian capital. « Good news! The works of the hospital …

The « Sense Ebola Follow up » application could be the solution to reduce the spreading of the Ebola virus disease in Africa. Having proved itself in Nigeria, the application, invented by the Ehealth Africa NGO, is deployed today in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, countries still affected by the virus. One …